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I know Silverstone, Abu Dhabi,Bahrain, have alternative circuit layouts in real life, probably more circuits have it but this 3 have it for sure.but we need some more patience, more news will roll out in the coming weeks.

You mean pre-2010 for Silverstone. 2010 used the same layout as now, only they hadn't moved the start line yet. I too am hoping for pre-2010 Silverstone, I hate current Silverstone.

I doubt Hockenheim because that would be a classic track, and Hockenheim isn't even on the calendar this year because it's an alternate year. Didn't they say the alternative layouts for current tracks? Same with Mexico, that'll be a classic track due to the fact that they tore it up.

But yeah, I hope it's like pre-2010 Silverstone, and not the club layout or some crap.

So what tracks are on the calendar currently and have had their F1 layout changed in the last 30 years (1987)?Silverstone (multiple changes, but most likely will use the 1994 - 2009 layout, as the old Becketts was town up and shortened, actually a lot of the track was changed)Bahrain (2010 layout, unlikely they will use this unless they have the 2010 Red Bull)Catalunya second last corner and hairpinHungary (used to be an extra corner between current turns 3 and 4, it still exists so they could use this)

Unlikely candidates:Austria (I don't think the old Osterreichring layout still exists)Monaco (slight changes with barrier locations in the final sector, probably not gonna have a classic layout)Spa (old bus stop chicane?), but I don't think the old bus stop is there anymore, so I doubt it.Monza (Old chicane doesn't exist anymore)Canada (long straight wasn't always a straight, though I don't think that piece of tarmac exists anymore)Hockenheim (as mentioned above, and track was torn up)Mexico (as mentioned above, was torn up)

However they didn't say anything about them not being historic layouts, I'm just assuming that they'll be currently available layouts due to the historic races in career mode. It's a shame they're not doing classic tracks like they did in 2013. I guess it'll require a lot of work and 3D modelling and their modellers had to focus on the new cars.

Hungary also has a longer start/finish straight compared to before, with a longer run to turn 2. The "back straight" was also extended, so I suppose that is enough of a difference to have a different configuration.

Apologies - yes it was 2010 for Silverstone. There was multiple changes made to the Luffield section through the 90's.

Ah I forgot that Hockenheim was not on the calendar this year.

Monza first chicane was the other way round to what is now with another chicane straight after (anyone remember Damon Hill crashing in to the tyres that was placed next to it to stop drivers from jumping over the kerbs?!)

With Spa - for such a long track the only two changes were the old bus stop chicane and the curved stat/finish straight with the shorter run to La Source.

When you say the old layouts don't exist - there is plenty of old video footage for them to build the tracks and put on the game - I don't see why they could not use old layouts on the game.

In terms of different configurations that are clearly visible on the current circuits used - Silverstone, Abu Dhabi, Barcelona, Monaco, Bahrain, Monza (ridiculously short though) and Suzuka,

According to http://racingcircuits.info (and these numbers include things like motorbike variants, smaller internal circuits, Formula E versions, etc, so it's likely to be less than the numbers below...

Hungary also has a longer start/finish straight compared to before, with a longer run to turn 2. The "back straight" was also extended, so I suppose that is enough of a difference to have a different configuration.

Apologies - yes it was 2010 for Silverstone. There was multiple changes made to the Luffield section through the 90's.

Ah I forgot that Hockenheim was not on the calendar this year.

Monza first chicane was the other way round to what is now with another chicane straight after (anyone remember Damon Hill crashing in to the tyres that was placed next to it to stop drivers from jumping over the kerbs?!)

With Spa - for such a long track the only two changes were the old bus stop chicane and the curved stat/finish straight with the shorter run to La Source.

When you say the old layouts don't exist - there is plenty of old video footage for them to build the tracks and put on the game - I don't see why they could not use old layouts on the game.

In terms of different configurations that are clearly visible on the current circuits used - Silverstone, Abu Dhabi, Barcelona, Monaco, Bahrain, Monza (ridiculously short though) and Suzuka,

Yeah, Monza's old first chicane was sort of a double chicane. It was left-right left-right.

They could do historic layouts, however they didn't specify that they were historic layouts. They said alternative layouts, and with the career mode historic races, it leads me to believe that they only added the layouts in there if the old track is still usable. Because you can't time travel to a old variant of a circuit.

So yeah, Silverstone and Catalunya should definitely be in the alternative layouts, since you can still use the old layout of Silverstone and Catalunya is used for other series'.

I hope the layouts they use are those which were used in F1. Otherwise there'd be no point in adding the Silverstone "club" layout and shortened Suzuka. We want tracks we can race the classic cars on.

I guess, the most likely are Silverstone, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and then idk. Either Mexico, Austria or COTA I would imagine. I would love to see the Old Monza, with the banked turns (Can't remember the name of them) but I doubt they can get he license to do that. Also with mexico I suppose they could do the old track but again licensing, so they nay end up using say the formule e layout or something which would be cool. And then idk if this tru but a lot of ppl are telling me the old Austria layout was technically longer, so maybe that aswell?